A page dedicated to my wood carving. I like to carve and create canes, spoons, Santas, ornaments, toys, wood spirits, and caricatures. I am self taught, primarily from the Internet and have been carving about two years. You can email me at: m.pounders@comcast.net

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Snake on a stick!

I know it sounds like the latest deep-fried delicacy from the state fair, but maybe I'll come up with a better name. I just completed this staff/walking stick. It is about 60" tall from some twisted wood I got last Thanksgiving in Alabama. I think it really wanted to be a snake and I was inspired by the works of David Stehly in Pennsylvania to finally attempt one. I am pleased with how it turned out, although my wife and daughter can bearly stand to look at it! I plan to enter it in a couple of contests, maybe I'll get lucky. I should have some more pictures posted in my vimeo gallery later today, but here's some for now. Thanks mucho for looking! Here is the link to all the photos http://picasaweb.google.com/mpounders1/FluidByNature#